Flags
2
1 high
Per-pupil income
£6,307.03
2023/24
Staff costs % of income
81.9%
DfE considers above 78% a concern
Reserves
-4.2%
of income
In-year balance
-6.4%
of income
School spent more than it earned this year. Deficit is 6.4% of income.
Sector median is approximately 75%. Current level: 81.9%.
30 April 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding2024/25 · KS4
Pupils on roll
1,430
Capacity
1,207 (118%)
Free school meals
13.3%
English additional lang.
24.9%
Ethnicity
Age range: 11–18
Compared against 30 similar secondary schools in South East by FSM%, SEN%, and size. Methodology aligned with DfE FBIT.
DfE normal range: 5-20% of income
Phase-adjusted thresholds
Pupil trend + in-year balance
Self-generated income share
FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally.
88.9
Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes.
16.1
Mean salary
£48,101
Turnover
—
Vacancy rate
0.0%
Sickness (days)
—
Overall absence
5.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absenceⓘPupils missing 10% or more of school sessions. A key DfE attendance measure.
13.3%
10%+ sessions missed
Authorised absence
4.6%
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25 · 1,070 pupils
| Year | Total income | Total expenditure | Staff costs | Staff %ⓘTotal staff-related spending as a proportion of income. DfE considers above 78% a potential concern. | In-year balanceⓘIncome minus expenditure for the year, as a percentage of income. Negative means spending exceeded income. | ReservesⓘAccumulated surplus funds carried forward. Expressed as a percentage of annual income. | Reserves % | Per-pupil income |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021/22 | £7.4m | £7.1m | £5.5m | 74.5% | +£266k | £595k | 8.0% | £5,622 |
| 2022/23 | £8.0m | £8.4m | £6.3m | 78.4% | -£402k | £193k | 2.4% | £5,929 |
| 2023/24 | £8.8m | £9.4m | £7.2m | 81.9% | -£561k | -£368k | -4.2% | £6,307 |
Teaching staff
£5.6m
Support staff
£478k
Premises
£573k
Other costs
£1.6m
6.9%
Admin staff
2.1%
Energy
0.0%
ICT
5.3%
Premises (total)
4.7%
Supply staff
3.8%
Catering
1.8%
Professional services
| Year | Progress 8ⓘMeasures how much progress pupils make between KS2 and KS4, compared to pupils with similar starting points. 0 is average; positive means above average. | Attainment 8ⓘAverage score across 8 GCSE-equivalent subjects. Higher is better. National average is around 46. | Basics 9–4ⓘPercentage of pupils achieving grade 4 or above in both English and maths GCSEs. | Basics 9–5 | EBacc entryⓘPercentage of pupils entered for the English Baccalaureate: English, maths, sciences, a language, and history or geography. | Disadv. | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024/25 | —* | 64.3 | 97.0% | 85.1% | 53.7% | — | 201 |
* Progress 8 is not published for 2024/25. This cohort's KS2 SATs (2018/19) were the last before COVID-19 disruptions, and the DfE determined the baseline was not reliable enough for progress measures. Learn more
| Year | FTE teachersⓘFull-time equivalent: a measure of workforce size where part-time staff are counted proportionally. | Pupil:teacher ratioⓘNumber of pupils per full-time equivalent teacher. Lower generally indicates smaller class sizes. | Mean salary | Turnover | Vacancy rate | Sickness (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020/21 | — | — | — | —% | —% | 2.2 |
| 2021/22 | 71.4 | 18.4 | £42,631 | 10.5% | 0.0% | 5.0 |
| 2022/23 | 80.2 | 16.8 | £41,714 | 12.2% | 0.0% | 0.0 |
| 2023/24 | 85.9 | 16.2 | £41,998 | 14.7% | 1.2% | 4.7 |
| 2024/25 | 88.9 | 16.1 | £48,101 | —% | 0.0% | — |
Overall absence
5.4%
National avg: 6.2%
Persistent absence
13.3%
Pupils missing 10%+ of sessions
Authorised absence
4.6%
2024/25
Unauthorised absence
0.9%
2024/25
| Year | Overall | National avg | vs National | Persistent | Authorised | Unauthorised | Pupils |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013/14 | 4.4% | 4.4% | +0.0pp | 10.4% | 3.9% | 0.5% | 694 |
| 2014/15 | 5.2% | 4.5% | +0.7pp | 17.6% | 4.8% | 0.3% | 700 |
| 2015/16 | 4.3% | 4.5% | -0.2pp | 11.3% | 4.0% | 0.3% | 728 |
| 2016/17 | 4.6% | 4.6% | +0.0pp | 18.4% | 4.3% | 0.3% | 762 |
| 2017/18 | 4.5% | 4.8% | -0.2pp | 10.2% | 4.1% | 0.5% | 814 |
| 2018/19 | 4.3% | 4.6% | -0.3pp | 9.2% | 3.8% | 0.5% | 867 |
| 2020/21 | 4.4% | 4.5% | -0.1pp | 9.1% | 3.0% | 1.5% | 948 |
| 2021/22 | 7.5% | 7.1% | +0.4pp | 25.4% | 6.5% | 1.1% | 1,001 |
| 2022/23 | 32.6% | 6.8% | +25.8pp | 97.8% | 31.6% | 1.0% | 1,031 |
| 2023/24 | 5.7% | 6.6% | -0.8pp | 14.9% | 4.7% | 1.0% | 1,043 |
| 2024/25 | 5.4% | 6.2% | -0.8pp | 13.3% | 4.6% | 0.9% | 1,070 |
30 April 2024 · S5 Inspection
Quality of education
OutstandingBehaviour & attitudes
OutstandingPersonal development
OutstandingLeadership & management
Outstanding| Date | School name | Overall |
|---|---|---|
| 11 Jun 2013 | — | Outstanding |